CYPRESS GAS PIPELINE COMPANY
gas_transmission Incident — — July 19, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 19, 2014 |
| Operator | CYPRESS GAS PIPELINE COMPANY |
| Commodity | NATURAL GAS |
| Pipeline Type | gas_transmission |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.49334, -91.19874 |
Cause
| Cause | OTHER INCIDENT CAUSE |
| Subcause | UNKNOWN |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,000,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"DURING SURVEY WORK AT THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER CROSSING FOR FUTURE CONSTRUCTION, A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS BUBBLES WERE NOTICED IN THE RIVER. OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ISOLATED THE PIPELINE AND VERIFIED THAT THE PIPELINE HAD A SMALL LEAK. ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION DID NOT MEET NRC REPORTABLE CRITERIA. PIPELINE REMAINED SHUTDOWN UNTIL A PLAN OF ACTION WAS DETERMINED. LATER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A TEMPORARY REPAIR USING A PIPELINE CLAMP WAS WARRANTED. THESE PIPELINE REPAIRS EXCEEDED THE MINIMUM REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND THE NRC WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CALLED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE REPAIR, THE PIPELINE WAS LEAK TESTED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. INCIDENT CAUSE IS UNKNOWN BECAUSE THE PIPELINE IS UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND DOES NOT CURRENTLY ACCOMMODATE INTERNAL INSPECTION TOOLS."
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.